Binding means for the surface coverings of furniture



March 12, 1929. A A. J. E. LAR-sow K BINDING ANS FOR THE SURFACE COVERINGS 0F PURNITURB n wam III,

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/z fr0/@vini Patented Mar@ 12, 1929.

UNITED vSTATES PATENT oFFIcE.

ALGOT J.v E. LARSON, F JAMESTOWN,`NEW YORK, ASS-IGNOR VTO ART n 'STRUCTION COMPANY, O F JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK.

BINDING MEANS FOR THE SURFACE COVERINGS 01E.' FURNITURE.

Application mea october 6,1922. serial No. 592,747.

Desks, tables and analogous fiat-topped articles of furniture, particularly when made of metal, are commonly provided with a to surface covering of linoleum or other suitable 5 sheet or plate material which furnishes a desirable and durable top surface for the desk or other top. f'

This invention relates to Vmeans for protecting, and preferably for binding and securing the edges of such cover or surface sheets or plates for desks and other articles of furniture and providing' an attractive and durable edge finish for the desk or other top.

One object' of the invention is to provide an edge binding or securing construction for the top surface coverings of desks and other furniture which will confine and securely hold the edges of the covering and produce a durable and ornamental edOe finish for the furniture. Other objects o the invention are to produce a'practical and vdesirable edge Abindingmeans for the cover or' surface sheet or plate, including a 'binding or finishing'- strip which can be readily and quickly se- 5 cured in place to protect and confine the edge or edges of thecover or surface sheet or plate, and requires no'fastening devices for 'securing the bind-ing or inishinglstrip in place; also to improve the edge binding and finishing means for the covering material of desks and other articles of furniture in the respects hereinafter described and set forth in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary, perspective View oniareduced scale. of the top of a desk or other article ofV furniture provided withv means embodying the invention for securing the cover sheet or plate of the top 1n position,

' 40 and forming a finished `'edge or binding for the top; y Fig. 2 is a vertical section thereof on an enlarged scale. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary, sectional, perspective view showing thevbinding or 'nishing strip in position for insertion into place.

Fig. 4c is a sectional plan view on line 4-4, Fig. i

Fig. 5 is a section similar to Fig. 2. showing a binding or finishing strip of slightly modified form.

Fig. 6 is a sectional perspective view of a portion vof the binding or finishing strip shown in Fig. 5.

A represents the metal top plate of a desk may be secured on edge ofthe depending furniture-'and B p'late which is sep lcured 'thereon and forms the top surface of the desk or otherl top. The cover sheet or plate B may be linoleurnor any other suitable material adapted to provide a desirable and durable top surface for the desk or article of furniture. The cover sheet or plate the top, as usual, by a sultable adhesive or in any other suitable way.

The top plate is provided with a deep, hollpw flange to give the edges of the top the desired thickness and stiffness, and in the construction shown, this hollow flange is formed by bending vertically downward the edges of the top plate A, thereby forming a depending vertical Hange. 10, and supplementing this flange by an edge strip preferably in the form of an angle piece 11 having a vertical flange whlch extends upwardly outside of the depending flange 10, and a horiontal iiange which extends inwardly beneath the lower flange 10. This angle piece is rlgldly secured by spot welding, or in any other suitable manner to the depending flange 10, and the latter is provided between its upper and lower edges with an offset-18, so that an upwardly opening, narrow groove or recess 14 is left between the upper portion of the angle piece and the flange 10. 15 repre sents a binding or finishing' strip which isinserted into the groove 14 and is preferably made of such cross sectional shape as to overhang and secure, as well as protect, the edge of the cover sheet or plate B, andform an attractive, Finished corner lfor the edge of the top A.

As show n in Figs. 1-4, this binding or linish- I ingstripis an extruded shape,preferably made of bronze, and as best seen in the enlarged View, Fig. 3, has at its upper edge an inwardly extending lip 16 With a thin edge adapted to overhang and bear upon the edge of the cover sheet or plate B, substantially flush with the top surface of the latter, so as to confine and protect the edge of the cover sheet or plate and hold it firmly down on the underlying top plate A. The binding or finishing strip also has at its outer side an'out-Wardly projecting shoulder 17 adapted to overhang and rest upon the upper edge of the angle-piece l1, and preferably the upper surface ing. or finishing strip is curved from its top edge or lip 16 to the outer edge of the shoulder 17, so that when the strip is applied to of the bind- B to tl^ outer face of the the top, this rounded portion forms a rounded or bevelled corner for the desk or other top extending from the top face of the cover sheet angle-piece. The

exposed upper portion of the binding strip thus covers and conceals the edge of the cover sheet or plate the angle-piece B, and also the upper edge of forced downwardly into place in the groove 14 and will snap over thel projections 19, which, by projecting into the groove 18, serve to hold the binding or finishing strip in place.

the pressure or ljections thereon.

vIn the construction shown in'Figs. 5 and 6, the binding or finishing strip 2O consists of'a ythin strip ofwrought bronzeformed up into the shape shown to provide at its upper portion-an outwardly projecting shoulder 21 to overhang the upper edge of the angle-piece -11, and an inwardly and upwardly curved ortion 22 which forms the rounded or bevelled finishing corner for the desk or other top and the inwardly proj ecting lip` or edge which overhangs and secures in place the edge of the cover sheet or plate B. The binding or nishin'g strip formed. as shownl in this modiication is applied in a similar way by forcingor pressing it downwardly into Vthe groove 14. In this form of the strip it is not grooved or channelled at its inner side, but the depending fiange 10 of the top is provided with shallow blisters .or projections 23 which bear against the inner face of the binding or fin-ish-v ing strip, and hold the latter in the groove by friction of the blisters or proi desired, conveniently formed by means of a prick punch after the binding strip has been inserted into the groove, in which, case the forming of the projections will produce slight indentations in the binding or finishing strip inwhich the projections seat, thereby securely holding the binding strip in place.

The invention has been hereinbefore described for use in connection with'covering sheets or plates for the tops of furniture, but.

manifestly the improvements are adaptedfor use in a similar manner with analogous surface coverings for other surfaces or parts of. furniture or other articles. Y It will be understood that vthe construction described can be used at any one or more of' the edges of the,V article as may bevdesired. For instance, in the case of a rectangular, flat desk orother top, the binding means is employed at the four edges of the top.

11, and forms a smooth, ornaland said edge strip a groove with fixed walls which opens adjaof a prick punch.- The binding or finishing strip can be readily niture having a wall'thereof The projections 23 can be,l

In such bas'the bindn at .the corners of the top, as indicated at 24 iniFigs 1 and 4. y

I claim as my invention:

1. The combination with the top member of an article of-urnitu're, and 'a surface covering for the same, of an edge strip rigidly secured to said top member and extending V along vthe edge face thereof, said edge face forming between them cent the edge of said coveringand a removable, unattached binding strip seated in said groove and yhaving a said binding strip bein said groove by enparts on the fixed walls along the edge face thereof, said edge face and said edge strip forming between them a groove with fixed walls which opens adjacent the edge o saidcovering, and a removable, unattached binding strip seated in said groove and 'having which conceals said groove and bounds the edge Tof said covering, one of the walls of said groove having spaced projections which engage said binding strip to releasably retainthe same in said groove.

3. The combination with an .article of furmarginal angular flange, and a surface covering for said w ll, of a metal strip rigidly secured to said flange and extending along the outer side thereof, `said fiange and strip forming between them -agroove with fixed walls which opensy adjacent the edge of said covering, and a bindin'gjstrip seated in said groove and having, a protruding portion which conceals said groove and bounds the edge .of said covering, said binding strip having a recess -in one face, and rigid, spaced projections which extend from one ofV the walls of said groove into said recess to releasably retain the binding strip in said groove. 4. The combination with a metal plate having a marginal angular fiange, and a surface covering for said plate. of a metal strip rigidly secured to said flange and extending along the outer sidethereof, said flange having a portion spaced rfrom and forming a groove between the same and-'said strip, and a binding strip removably retained in said groove by engagement with walls ofthe groove and which boundsth'e adjacent edge of said covering. Y

5. The combination with a metal plate havprotruding 'portion\ which conceals the groove and bounds the a protruding portion provided with a.

having a protruding portion ing a. marginal ange, and a surface covering` which bounds the adjacent edge of said cov- 10 for saidfpl'ate, of a metal strip rigidly secured ering, and a portion which overhan'gs the ange and extending along thelouter edge ofsaid metal strip and is substantiall side thereof, said flange and-strip having flush With the Outel' face 0f Said metal SI'P,'

spaced -apart portions forming a. groove with and projections which extend from .one of fixed walls between seid Hange and said strip the fixedwalls of said groove and engage saidy 15 which opens adjacent the edge of said coverbinding Strip to releagsably ,retain the Same v ing, a separate binding strip secured in said inl spa-id groove. l groove `and having a protruding portion AALGO'I J. E. LRSON. 

